Nov 15 JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors BREAKING: JPMorgan reaches $4.5 billion settlement with investors on mortgage-backed securities.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 New EPA proposal would cut down ethanol fuel mandates Photo By Flickr user Michael Coté The EPA announced a new proposal Friday that would involve reducing the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. fuel supply. The new plan from the Obama administration comes in reaction… Continue reading
Nov 15 San Francisco makes Batkid's wish come true A San Francisco turned Gotham City made a five-year-old Batkid's wish come true. Continue reading
Nov 15 #unselfie Visit this site to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in any way you can. -JK http://t.co/Km5iBpGbNT #unselfie pic.twitter.com/qMXIb8pwK5— Department of State (@StateDept) November 15, 2013 Looking for more ways to aid typhoon survivors?… Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service destroys six tons of ivory More than six tons of confiscated ivory was destroyed by U.S. officials at a facility just outside of Denver Thursday. The ivory mostly consisted of tusks, carvings and jewelry that had been confiscated over the past 25… Continue reading
Nov 15 African bid to defer Kenyan trial fails at the UN President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo by Hoss Njuguna/AFP/Getty Images A request by the African Union to postpone the International Criminal Court trials of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, failed after a split vote among… Continue reading
Nov 15 #TyphoonHaiyan MT @afpfr: A typhoon victim keeps her husband alive by manualy pumping air into his lungs pic.twitter.com/JfctvBqW2g #Haiyan— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 15, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 15 China's president creates security council, similar to U.S. model Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Department of Defense Chinese President Xi Jinping will establish a new national security commission to help advise him on both foreign and domestic issues, Xinhua News reported. Continue reading
Nov 15 5 journalists who got their start covering the JFK assassination By Bridget Shirvell On Nov. 22, 1963, America was changed forever. For the first time, a wide television audience witnessed the unfolding of a national tragedy. Fifty years later, we still remember the events of that fateful day, and the men who… Continue reading
Nov 15 Toronto mayor's powers partially stripped away by city council Photo by Flickr user West Annex News The Toronto City Council voted 39-3 on Friday to limit Mayor Rob Ford's powers, including his ability to appoint and dismiss his senior staff members.The city council does not have… Continue reading